“Very unlikely” F1 will have a female driver within the next five years

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Domenicali engaged on age equalisation between genders on ladder to F1

Stefano Domenicali, the chief govt officer of Method 1, doesn’t count on a feminine driver to reach in F1 over the following 5 years. Nonetheless he mentioned the championship is working to extend the possibilities of it occurring quickly.

“We are attempting to grasp how we are able to, let’s say put together the proper parameters. Additionally for the ladies to come back into the pyramid on the proper age with the proper automotive,” he mentioned. “As a result of that is actually the important thing level.”

F1 is being supported at some races this 12 months by W Collection, which Jamie Chadwick is on track to win for the third season in a row. “We’re very proud of the collaboration with W Collection, however we consider that so as to have the ability to give the prospect to ladies to be on the similar stage of competitors with the blokes, they should be at roughly the identical age,” mentioned Domenicali. “Then they’ll begin to struggle on the monitor on the stage of Method 3 and Method 2.

“So we’re engaged on that with the intention to see what we are able to do with the intention to enhance the system, and you will notice as quickly some motion.

“What I can say then again, realistically talking, I don’t see, except one thing that will likely be like a form of meteor coming into the earth, a woman in F1 within the subsequent 5 years. That may be very unlikely.”

Calderon replaces Bolukbasi in F2

Method 2 may have a feminine driver on the grid at Spa this weekend, as Charouz Racing System have changed Cem Bolukbasi with Tatiana Calderon for the remainder of the season.

Former Esports driver Bolukbasi joined Charouz this 12 months after successful in Euroformula in 2021, however struggled to adapt to F2 and suffered a concussion early within the season. He was compelled to overlook 4 races and failed to attain earlier than his contract was “terminated by mutual consent” forward of the Spa spherical.

Calderon, who raced in F2 in 2019 and likewise failed to attain, arrives within the paddock after the funding for her part-time IndyCar drive with AJ Foyt Racing ended. She spent 2020 and 2021 racing in Tremendous Method, earlier than shifting to IndyCar for street and avenue course-based rookie marketing campaign.

“I’m actually enthusiastic about my return to the F2 championship, I nonetheless can’t consider I’m again,” Calderon mentioned. “It’s been a protracted whereas since I drove the automotive, however it’s a tremendous alternative which I wish to take advantage of out of. I’m very grateful to the Charouz Racing System and I’m actually trying ahead to this busy triple-header of races and past.”

Magnussen will get new engineer for subsequent three races

Haas has put a brand new engineer in control of Kevin Magnussen‘s automotive for the following three grands prix as an inside change takes place on the workforce.

Ed Regan, Magnussen’s common race engineer, has moved into an office-based function and can stay there till his deliberate departure from Haas later this 12 months. In his place on the Belgian, Dutch and Italian grands prix will likely be Dominic Haines, who was beforehand race engineer to Romain Grosjean after which Nikita Mazepin on the workforce earlier than additionally switching to an office-based place at Haas for 2022. It’s the workforce’s plan {that a} new race engineer will are available for Magnussen by the Singapore Grand Prix, and Haines will return to a task that does embody travelling with the race workforce.

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